Stamp-handling device.



R. W. JONES. STAMP HANDLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 1910.

1,@03,267, Patented Sept. 12,1911

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ATTORNEYS R. W. JONES.

STAMP HANDLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 1910.

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ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

UNITE STATES PATENT oFF oE.

RALPH wILsoN Jones, on aaNcoLN, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO JONES MANuFAc'rUa ING 00., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

strain-HANDLING nEvrcE.

SpecificationofLetters Patent. Patented Sept, 12, 1911.

Application filed March 1'7, 1910. Serial No. 549,820.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, RALPH W. JONES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Stamp-'Handling Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to devices for holding and manipulating postage and other adhesive stamps, and has reference more particularly to a device of this class, comprising a casing constituting a magazine for the stamps, a guide'member associated with the magazine and adapted to have the stamps passed along it manually, from the casing .to the point of application of'the stamps, and a moistening device for wetting the adhesive of the stamps before they are applied.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable holding and manipulating device, which is compact in form and inexpensive to manufacture, in which a comparatively large'number of adhesive stamps such as postage stamps,.can be contained, and which permits the stamps to be applied to letters or other articles,

rapidly, and without the necessityof using a separate moistening device, the stamps being provided with the necessary water for wetting the adhesive thereof before they leave the device. 1

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly setforth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying-dra'wings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in'which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodlment of my invention, showing a part broken away and a part in longitudinal section; Fig. 2 is a transverse section of theguide member and the moisture receptacle of the device; Fig. 3 1s a plan view of the invention; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form" of the device; Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the modified form; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the modified form of the device; Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the manner of manipulating the modified form of the device; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the last-mentioned modified form; Fig. 10 is an 'enlarged'longitudinal sect-ion of the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9, with apart broken away; and Fig. 11 is a transverse. section on the line 111*1. of Fig. 10.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my lnv'ention, it should be clearly understood that while the device is particularly useful in connection with postage stamps, it can also be advantageously employed for holding and manipulating other like stamps, which are frangibly connected in series, and can be arranged in strips. The casing constituting the stamp magazine maybe of anysuitable size, so that a comparatively large number of stamps can be held in the casing, and so that departing from the underlying spirit of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I provide a casing 10, which is of substantially cylindrical form, and is fashioned from sheet metal or other suitable material. It has associated therewith 'a hinged cover 11 forming one of the sides of the casing,

and provided with laterally disposed flanges which engage at the walls of the casing and assist in securing the cover in a closed position. The casing is extended to form a tapered outlet 12. It has a post or spindle 13 near the center, about which a roll of stamps 14 can be arranged.

A guide member 15 is associated with the formed, for example, by an extension of one wall of the casing. It has vat the oppo-' site longitudinal edges, inwardly disposed flanges 16 under which the stamps slide, and which serve to hold the stamps movably in position while they are being advanced along the guide member.

device; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of another .be varied in accordance with individual preference and special conditions, withoutv casing, at the outlet thereof, and may be A-reservoir 17 is located under the guide member has perforations 20, and adjacent thereto, slots 21 through which communication with the interior of the reservoir is eif'ected, so that moisture from the latter can pass to the stamps as the same move over the perforations and the-slots, in traveling along the guide member. The openings through which the moisture can escape from the reservoir to the stamps may be of any other suitable form.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, I have shown a modified form of the device, in which is employed a casing 22, having a cover 23 and an outlet 24:. The guide member 25 is formed by an extension of one of the casing walls, and has arranged over it a flange 26, formed by an extension of the other 'casing wall. The flange 26 projects entirely over the guidemember, and has a slot 27 which permits the thumb to be utilized in advancing the stamps along the guide member, under the flange. The guide member has perforations 28 and slots 29, through which moisture can. escape lf)rom the reservoir 30 under the guide mem- In manipulating the device, it is grasped in the hand, by means of the guide member and the reservoir, so that the exposed part of the guide member is uppermost, to permit the thumb to be moved along it. In this way, the stamps are advanced along the guide member and are projected from the end of the same, moistened and ready to be applied to an envelop or other article. The fingers of the other hand may be used to press the stamp upon the envelop, and a movement of the device permits the stamp to be torn loose from' the rest of the strip, so that the next successive stamp can be projeetedbeyond the end of the guide'member, and can be applied to the next article.

In Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11, I have shown a further modified form of the device, in which thecasing 31 is likewise of substantially cylindrical form, and is fashioned from material similar to that of the other forms. It has associated therewith, a hinged cover 32 similar to the cover 11, which forms one of the sides of the casing and is provided withlaterally disposed flanges engaging at the walls of the casing, to asslst in securing the cover in a closed position. .The caslng is extended toform a tapered outlet 33, and has the walls thereof extended to form the guide member 34'and the'edge flanges 35 thereof. The latter are spaced from the surface of the guide member proper, and are inwardly disposed as shown most clearly in Fig. 11. The flange 35 adjacent to the cover 32 has a cutaway part 36 which facilitates the introduction of the stamps 37 into the guide member when the roll is being placed in the casing. Underneath the guide member 34 is mounted a reservoir carrier 38, which is open at the end adjacent to the free 'end of the guide member, and which extends to the casing 31. It serves to stiffen the guide member, and to render the entire device stronger. The reservoir 39is slidably mounted in the carrier and has an upwardly'inelined or beveled end40 adapted .to, project at the open end of the guide mem- I Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a casing having a cover, and an outlet, said casing having a Wall extended beyond said outlet and forming a guide member adapted to receive stamps from said casing, whereby the stamps can be moved along said guide member, said guide member having a flange extending over it, and-a reservoir carried by said guide member, said guide member having openings near the end thereof, communicat ng with said reservoir.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a casing, constituting-a magazine for stamps, a guide member associated with said magazine and adapted to have stamps passed along it from the casing to the point of application of .the stamps, a carrier associated with said guide member, and a reservoir movably held by said carrier, said reservoir projecting at the end of said carrier and having absorbent material for supplying moisture at the projecting end of said reservoir to the stamps as they are advanced from said guide member. I 3. A device of the class described, comprising a casing having a cover and an outlet, said casing having a wall extended beyond said outlet and forming a guide member adapted to receive stamps from said casing, said casin having another wall extended beyond said outlet and forming retaining flanges for said guide member, and a reservoir carried by said guide member to supply moisture to stamps passing along said guide member, one of said flanges bein cut away adjacent to said outlet of said casing.

LA device of the class described, comprising a casing constituting a magazine guide member from said casing, and a reservoir adjacent to said guide member and having an open end at the end of said guide member, provided with an upwardly disposed lip, projecting beyond the said guide 10 member, and absorbent material in said reservoir and rojecting beyond said guide member at sai open end of said reservoir.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RALPH WILSON JONES.

Witnesses H. J. WHITMORE, -L. J. Muzsn. 

